細かい (komakai)
細かい (こまかい, komakai) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “small”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- こまかい
- Romaji
- komakai
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- small · い-adjective
- fine; minute · い-adjective
- minor; trivial · い-adjective
- sensitive; attentive · い-adjective
- careful; frugal; stingy · い-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 細かい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 細かい | こまかい komakai |
| Negative | 細かくない | こまかくない komakakunai |
| Past | 細かかった | こまかかった komakakatta |
| Negative past | 細かくなかった | こまかくなかった komakakunakatta |
| Te-form | 細かくて | こまかくて komakakute |
| Adverb (~ku) | 細かく | こまかく komakaku |
| Conditional (~ba) | 細かければ | こまかければ komakakereba |
Kanji in 細かい
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 細かい.
Source: JMdict entry 1295530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.